Celtic Diary Friday September 30: Calmed Down Yet ?

We learned a lot during the Manchester city game the other night. Above all, I learned that Tramadol, amitrypaline and beer is quite a lethal combination, and should only be taken if you need to sleep for about 24 hours.

Which I didn’t need but got anyway.

As you are probably aware, Celtic rediscovered what it means to be Celtic in what will be remembered y many as one of the great games of all time. The sort of game that makes you proud to be a Celt, allowing you that wee smile when you catch those in the media talking about how good the team were, and how good the support was.

But we knew that already, didn’t we?

Celtic now go into the double header against Borussi Moenchengladbach, the first of which is on October 19 in glasgow, with a renewed sense of optimism, and perhaps even the knowledge that third place id doable and second place may not be the pipe dream we thought it was.

If Manchester City were surprised by the enthusiastic support at Celtic Park, wait until they see how many turn up at the Etihad.

Though looking at the prices, its little wonder they can afford to pay such wages and transfer fees. although its also probably why they play to an empty gallery most of the time.

Now that the dust has settled after the game, and breathing has returned to normal, one or two facts stand out from the players performances that we may not have noticed during the game.

Captain Scott Brown put in a shift, we saw that, but note Nir Bitons contribution. Its difficult to judge from watching on the telly, but to me he didn’t seem to be all that busy. but then again, his positioning off the ball may well have been crucial in forcing city to change their plans…

Someone else who has been under criticism is goalkeeper Craig Gordon, who has returned to the fold after Dorus De Vries got “injured ” -aye, okay, Brendan ) and made one outstanding save and several important ones to keep Celtic in the game. It was good to see him play well.

The one to his bottom right corner was exceptional, and its fair to say that De Vries would probably not have got to that one. although he might have, in fairness, as his main weakness is shots straight at him.

The two full backs did their bit, galloping up the park, then turning round and galloping back. Any fears that Lustig wouldn’t cpe were dispelled, as he thought more about when to run and when not to. Still did a fair bit of running mind.

Overall, the team came back from a psychologiacally wounding beating in the Nou Camp, and fought a noble battle, with honours even, against the most expensively assembled team in football history-probably-, a team which had won all ten of its games this season.

Something to be proud of.

There may also be a wee light shining on why Celtic will never be invited to play down south, something which i’ve certainly harped on about over the years, which has now got the agreement of Brendan Rodgers, who has managed at the top in both England and Scotland..

“There’s no doubt Celtic are a major threat to nearly every English club.

“If Celtic were in England, they would be in the top four/top six clubs there.

“If you are another club playing in that league or Championship, or League One, would you want that type of threat coming in? I don’t think you’d want it and that’s the reality.”

“It is going to be difficult for Celtic to be in the English pyramid system because of the sheer scale of the club. Most of our games are packed out now.

“Can you imagine Celtic with that resource? Then it can go as far as it wants then. It would be frightening prospect but an exciting prospect.”

The downside of joining the English set up, and having the weath that comes with it, would be the resultant loss of identity, something Wednesdays opponents and their support know all about.

I’m happy enough with things as they are, an occasional tussle with the English sides is more than enough for me. Especially if we can stand toe to toe with them like the other night.

Two goal hero Moussa Dembele has seen his stock rise over the last couple of weeks, and the prospect of Dembele and Griffiths joining forces in the same team is up there with Hartson/Larsson, sutton /Larsson , Nicholas/McGarvey and Johnston /McClair.

As much as the system just now is designed for one forward, you can’t really leave any of them out. Except in Europe away, where they can take it in turns.

Dembele is on the list of europes top under 21 players, and you can vote for him to win here..

With that sort of praise comes the inevitable, however, and Arsenal are the first club to send someone up to watch him. Apparently.

Arsenal sent scouts to watch Celtic’s Moussa Dembele on Wednesday night as they join Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in the hunt for the French wonderkid. Dembele, 20, scored twice in Brendan Rodgers’ side’s 3-3 thriller with Manchester City. And he has now attracted the attention of the European big guns who could make a January move for the ex-Fulham youngster. (Talksport )

His manager told the press;

“He’s an outstanding young talent and the beauty with Moussa is that he wants to improve, I think he still can. He’s a big talent.”

When what he should have said was..

“He’s okay, I suppose. He’s handy to have around when Griff is injured, but to be honest his first goal was offside and he mis hit the overhead kick, which fooled the goalie. He’s got a long way to go. ”

That way we might get a couple of seasons out of him, and then we can start to talk him up.

Mind you, there’s no fooling Tottenham fans, who are lamenting their clubs lack of ambition in matching Fulhams valuation of the player back in January 2015

The player is enjoying himself, and he didn’t come to Celtic for the money or the fame. He came to learn his trade, and the thinking is that he will be around for a while yet.

Another who is attracting attention is Keran Tierney, which comes as no surprise.. Manchester city got a closer look at him on Wednesday…

The Citizens have been keeping tabs on the highly-rated 19-year-old for the last 12 months and Celtic are aware of it. City sources have told SiaS that they continue to be impressed by the Scotland international. Tierney endured a difficult evening up against the reborn Raheem Sterling at Celtic Park. It was his rampaging run and cross, however, which resulted in Celtic’s second going in off an attempted block by Sterling. City have fostered good relations with the Glasgow giants in recent seasons and currently have winger Patrick Roberts on loan to Celtic Park. They believe that has already given them a head-start start on other clubs who are starting to sit up and take notice of the Isle of Man-born starlet. (Man city clubcall )

The biggest surprise there is that Tierney was born on the Isle of Man, which surprises me. I though thats where people go to die, not to have babies. Well. Every day is a school day.

Anyway, now that we’re all happy and our club is performing at the top level, someone has to come along and turn our gas down ?

Right ?

Yup. Right.

Fears over Scottish clubs’ future in Champions League

By Alasdair Lamont

BBC Scotland

BBC Scotland, not noted for adding anything positive to the game north of the border, were quick off the mark to try to spoil the party.

It could soon become impossible for Scottish clubs to reach the Champions League, if proposed reforms are not revoked, the chairman of the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) has told BBC Scotland.

Lars-Christer Olsson, a former general secretary of Uefa, says plans to change the qualification criteria for European competition will lead to a “closed shop”.

The Swede insists the reforms are opposed by even the most powerful leagues in Europe, whose clubs stand to gain most from four automatic Champions League places.

Asked whether it could become nearly impossible for clubs like Celtic to reach the group stage, he replied: “Yes. That’s definitely one of the results.”

The reporter no doubt then asked if there was anything else that could be done to prevent Celtic qualifying, and how soon it could be implemented.

The changes will be made, and we’ll probably have to live with that. however, we do get extra co efficient points for winning the thing back in 67, so its not all bad.

Its old news, of course, but thanks to Lamont at BBC Ibrox for reminding us.

Caption comp-okay, it wouldn’t be a diary if we didn;t find some way of mocking the afflicted..

Speaking of whom, note the Daily Record describes his trips back to his home in London-a sure sign of lack of commitment if he hasnt moved, according to some. Remember the grief that Lou Macari got for not having a gaffe in Glasgow, and continuing to live in Stoke.

Oddly enough, Macari did have a place in Bothwell, and during the court case against McCann, the press picked up on the Stoke address, and not the Bothwell one.

Macari went on to collar the journalist who printed the story, who admitted to him that “it was a rumour “. a fairly expensive one for Macari, as it turned out…

The more things change, the more they stay thesame.

such as the kicking I’m going to get, having noticed the date and realised that I was married twenty one years ago today.

Fortunately, she seems to have forgotten as well, as I can avoid the kicking by nipping out now and buying her a -oh I don’t know. My last thoughful gift was a cheesegrater and I’ve still got the scar.

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Dziekanowski's nightclub childSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:21 am ·

happy anniversary

Caption: Boss can I go, I just got an email to tell me the Etims diary is online?

Dziekanowski's nightclub childSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:23 am ·

Caption: These balls should keep you afloat now that you are out your depth boss.

Bob CobbSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:23 am ·

Caption – OK, Boss, get that dog whistle ready; it’s about time we released another statement.

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:30 am ·

Morning Ralph,
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to you and the wife!

One thing though, could you not mention that little bastard Johnston, still not forgiven le petit merde!

Note that celtic fans are buying in 118/117 area below actual celtic designated area but i dont imagine many issues anywhere in stadium.

They know we arent the Huns

CarlJungleBhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 10:45 am ·

Desi… on that subject of the Etihad… cppied over from yesterday..
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Some afterthoughts…

I’ve M8′s who’re big Man City fans and who’ve stuck with them, even when they were in the 3rd tier – We’re talking real football fans here, not glory hunters. I even stood myself on the “Kippax” at Maine Rd a few times in the old days. Anyway, they were “absolutely gobsmacked” at the atmosphere at Celtic Park. In fact, I sense they were slightly embarrassed that even if/when full the Etihad is not in the same league.

So, although there is an element of right-wing scum among the City support who’ve been tempted/brainwashed by the hatred from Huns (The LoutsDen etc.), I felt I should point out that the vast majority are decent fans who just love football.

The match on Wednesday was a testament to everything that’s good in the game – no yellow cards, no diving, no bad tackles. just two teams trying to play attractive, attacking football. The RESPECT coming from 99% of City fans has been genuine & heartfelt, so I hope we can reciprocate that at the Etihad – hopefully, the game itself will be played in the same spirit. There’s a feeling coming form them that we could create a bond – even friendship – that will show the rest of the football world how things should be – That for most of us – it’s not about the money or bragging rights, but about a passion for our football club, and respect for those who have a similar passion for their’s.

So, to anyone who’s planning to travel to the Etihad on 6th December, let’s show the City Of Manchester how real football fans should behave and why Celtic fans are welcome all over the world.

Very positive comments about Scott Brown and Moussa Dembele especially but everyone got plaudits – I think the EPL teams will look at us differently from now on. Hopefully we can keep the bar high. As Brendan Rogers knows, that high pressing game has to be played even against teams that you don’t fear. It’s very energy sapping and you need to have high levels of fitness. It can’t just be switched off and on. Also, the other elements of Brendan’s vision – fast attacking from goalie outwards and even faster counter attacking – need to be fine tuned. It works best when everyone is playing for the team and know each other really well.

A great Celtic moment : )
the club made 3m from the game against City. It’s a good time to for them to look at minimum wage again. Wi’ some pressure from US.?

CarlJungleBhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 11:03 am ·

On the subject of the caption. They look like the groom’s side waiting anxiously for the bride to arrive – which may explain this GENUINE first line of an article in The Daily Orcread on 22 September with the headline

“Scottish Cup final arrests total hits 76 as police detain another six men”… which then went on to explain…

“THE match at Hampden Park on May 21 was MARRIED when fans invaded the pitch after Hibernian’s 3-2 win over Rangers”

JIMBOSeptember 30, 2016 at 11:07 am ·

Caption “Joey, you have 5 seconds to stick this whistle up your arse …. David start the clock”

Devoy45September 30, 2016 at 11:18 am ·

Caption” “S’truth, Warbs, the MIBs guaranteed we’d get our penalty by now…”
Tomorrow, Dens Park. 12 noon
Gordon
Lustig/Sviatchenko/Simunovic/Izzy
Armstrong/McGregor
Sinclair/Rogic/Griffiths
Dembele
subs. Fasan/Tierney/Toure/Gamboa
Christie/Ajer/Forrest
Bhoys 4-1
I think we can get both Griffiths and Dembele in the same team.

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 11:30 am ·

I note Lustig ran 10.25km, yet Charlie saiz keeps telling us Lustig can’t get up and down the park?

Eeeeeaaawwwwww Eeeaaawwwww

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 1:57 pm ·

Did you also note it was lower than the team average and the fact he rarely ventured that far up the park man marking Nolito?
Course you didn’t ya trolling fanny.

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 4:45 pm ·

What’s ‘ trolling ‘?

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 5:05 pm ·

In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory,extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion, often for their own amusement.

Good day Monti.
I’m fine thanks. I was going to support your comment about Johnston but Everybody had moved on before I worked out how to get this phone to allow me to put fucker without changing it to mucker!

Still off the ‘shot’ and looking forward to our wee play tonight.
HH

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 4:47 pm ·

Hugh67,
Have a good night my friend!

Cartvale88September 30, 2016 at 11:43 am ·

Caption ‘ Ive found a magic hat on Amazon, will I get it?
Still not over the atmosphere at the stadium it was electric, worth sitting through the Kilmarnocks etc for that.
Hope that the board realise we can gat at least two years out of Moussa.
HH

Brown, Sinclair and Lustig are three of our older players yet the three managed well over 10k, brilliant. Absolutely delighted with the performance. But still a little disappointed. Although there was a bit of luck about 2 of our goals, two of their’s were due to slackness and being a bit half arsed. Broonie should have taken the ball from Silva and Bitton could have blocked the initial shot for the first. But that is being ultra critical and hopefully Brendan will address these issues any way. Watched the game again yesterday and the commentary kept suggesting that Celtic would not be able to match City physically, as if Celtic were a part-time team and not as fit as City. The above stats blow that out of the water.

corktimSeptember 30, 2016 at 12:03 pm ·

so proud of everyone wed nite the team the fans and the manager,laughed at work wed when i said we would get the draw by all the epl teams followers,how sweet it was thursday to gloat and collect a few euros aswell,always proud to be a celt,but the resoult wed nite made my chest swellout with pride,HH,wE ARE IN FOR SOME RIDE WITH THIS MANAGER AND THE MALAISE FROM LAST YEAR IS TRULY GONE.HH

jpm 88September 30, 2016 at 4:03 pm ·

corktim .

doesn’t it annoy you when so many Irish fans “support” (gloryhunt)
, as you say EPL clubs ahead of Celtic ?
As a born Scot , but with 100% Irish (Mayo) blood , it does me !
I often think what Collins and Brugha would have made of it .
Although , I guess they fought , that people would be free to choose .
Still , they surely must have felt a slight tug of the heart at the rendition of “GRACE” on 75mins ; where else in world football would you hear “ballads” such as Grace and Athenry sung , and with heartfelt conviction .
Come on fellow Irishmen ,Celtic first , EPL second only :).
As for OUR fans ; well you can argue ” a club like no other ” but there’s no argument , FANS LIKE NO OTHER .

mikeSeptember 30, 2016 at 4:12 pm ·

Its Mayonaise,i luv it with my salad roll.

Arise the Irish from north and South,
from Dublin, Tyrone and from Lougth,
catch yersell oan and ditch the English,
support the Tic. and stoap watchin pish.

jpm 88September 30, 2016 at 5:10 pm ·

Exactly mike 🙂

The Holy PoetSeptember 30, 2016 at 12:10 pm ·

Happy anniversary Mr & Mrs Malph, have a brilliant time.
Great piece as always and I’m still buzzing and wasn’t even there! Went to Manchester for the friendly years ago and Man City fans were great. There are a few bangers, like any club but on the whole, great fans.
HH

Caption (bearing in mind Warbo’s hand position) Right lads today we are gonna begin training with a brisk energiser, to the tune of that famous Ivor Biggun pop classic ‘I’m a wanker, I’m a wanker and it does me good and so it bleeding well should”
Players ‘ you’re a wanker, you’re a wanker but you’re no very good’ . Boom boom, and with apologies to anyone easily offended. No not you Mark.

Aye Monti it’s really the only way to play both our strikers. Sad really. Although there is one more tactic….. See below.

charlieSeptember 30, 2016 at 1:05 pm ·

2 draws wae barca and city we beat the germans twice and its game on canny fuckin wait was in ma travel agents this morning the guy said charlie ye canny keep booking cardiff in may then canceling or ile need to charge ye ha ha

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 2:01 pm ·

Have you seen Gladbach play Charlie?
These will be two extremely tough games bud they are a very good side with some extremely good players.

UraliusSeptember 30, 2016 at 8:54 pm ·

Aye Charlie Saiz. This lot are Pep Guardiola’s and Bayern München’s bogey team. Man City only humped them at home because of the rain the same will not happen when they play at home.

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:15 pm ·

They are no mugs Uralius your right.
Their attack will give us no end of problems.

Warbler: “Yaaas, got a ticket for the Celtic game up at Dens. What time’s it Weiry, need to get along to the ticket office for it?”

KonradSeptember 30, 2016 at 1:31 pm ·

Caption

Warblers: Wank, wank, wank, wank…..

Donkey Dave: Boss, we’ve been here four hours and you’ve still not seen a good guy yet.

mikeSeptember 30, 2016 at 1:34 pm ·

Luv. is in my hair,
its everywhere i look,
Luv is in my hair,
its even in my plooks.
Oh Ho Ho luv is in my hair,
its even in my breeks,
Luv is in the air,
its even in every shreik,
Oh that is because i luv the Cellic,
I dinny even have to sell it.
Oh luv is in my every pore,
a luv that is never ever sore,
Oh luv is in my hair.

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 2:05 pm ·

Caption:
Weir and Warbiola trial run the new Cyanide Capsules in preparation for the Cup Semi at Hamdump.

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 2:29 pm ·

On the Dembele thing…
I picked up on something Chris Sutton highlighted after the game the other night that I think a great many others overlooked.
He stated he see’s a bit Drogba about Dembele and I think he’s spot on with that evaluation.
There’s no doubting the boy has talent in respect of his finishing and technical ability but it’s the other aspects to his game that proved invaluable the other night.
As a defensive force on set pieces he is an excellent counter weapon to have.
Like Drogba he becomes an extra CB when we are defending set pieces.
He also has a canny habit of being in the right position at the right times in the box.
Although as rightly pointed out his rawness could well have cost us the game the other night as he was offside when he put Sviatchenkos net bound header in.
Griffiths doesn’t offer that part of his game at the other end so it’s a part of Dembeles game we could capitalise on and ultimately may increase his value further.
We are going to make a killing when he does eventaully go because Drogba type CF’s are few and far between nowadays.

DelbhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 2:32 pm ·

Wanted to mention kris commons , a fantastic servant to the club , i watched the video of him singing with wee jay on his way to the game and read his comments afterwards, what a class act this guy is , the way he was treated by delia and now unable to get a place in the team he hasnt once kicked off and has remained a supporter of the club. I hope he can push his way into the side and play for us again as he is a true celtic man and a credit to the hoops

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 2:41 pm ·

He was too slow to play the way Deila wanted Del what makes you think he can cope with the demands of this Rodgers version?

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 4:50 pm ·

Charlie Saiz,
You are a tool of the highest order, sorry but it has to be said.
Fud!

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 5:00 pm ·

So what part of the above are you in disagreement with?
The being too slow part
or
The he’s going to struggle even more with Rodgers demands part?
Do feel free to expand beyond the name calling Monti.
The floor is yours….

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:53 pm ·

Fud

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 10:55 pm ·

That will be a no then.

mikeSeptember 30, 2016 at 2:57 pm ·

Agree with you Del,but do not expect to see him again in the hoops,his contract must be up at the seasons end,he might go to the Hibees with Lennon,from January.
A great player who scored some unforgettable goals.
Unforgettable, thats what choo are,
unforgettable, a troo Cellic star,
Unforgettable, he was first up too the bar.
Unforgettable, we will never forget yoo,oh Chris Commons a true Tic. hero.
Perhaps Izzy as well,the end of an era.

UraliusSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:24 pm ·

While I do not disagree with Charlie Saiz. It is my opinion that Kris should be allowed to see out his career with Celtic while working on his coaching qualifications. The experience he had of playing at the highest level, combined with his versatility would make him a great youth coach initially and with any luck he would be able to progress to the first team in a short amount of time. Added into the package of course we would get to keep his lovely wife.

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:55 pm ·

I think you are spot on about coaching Uralius he may well have plenty to offer in that respect and his wife is a gem.

Pity Delia wasn’t as quick at fuckin off sooner than he did.
Commons was a great goalscorer for us,in very important matches. Would like to see him get a few games to collect a league winners medal. His wonderful partner Lisa, does great charity work,and worked behind the bar I recall,whilst singinging all the Celtic songs.
Maybe if players need rested Kriss could get a few games.
HH

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:57 pm ·

Christie Armstrong and McGregor need games too Jimmy.
They are the supposed future.

My point was more about him as a person charlie , a lot of playerswould have threw the toys out the pram and be talking tothe press etc but he has remained respectful and a fan of the club. I do still think he could do a job though for instance when rogic went off we lost the creativity of a number 10 , rogic doesnt exactly have a huge work rate so i dont see how a fit commons couldnt come on for half an hour if rogic cant last a full game

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 3:20 pm ·

He did throw the toys out the pram though Del and VERY PUBLICLY in Molde.
Should have been sent packing after that IMO.
No doubting his affection for Celtic or his wifes outstanding contribution in our Clubs name bud but the fact is he was too slow and too lazy to operate the way in which Deila wanted.
To operate the press high as a side every player needs to work and the bottom line is Commons couldn’t keep up with that demand.
He was fine in Lenny setup because we were operating a much slower build up and playing everything through him in the 10 slot.
We don’t do this now under Rodgers or under Deila bud.
We operate at pace using wide men to stretch sides the high press is the counter when losing posession with an aim to getting it back ASAP.
Commons will do fine elsewhere without these demands as he is a decent player.

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 4:51 pm ·

Commons was bang on the money, Deila was a fucking useless twat!

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 4:57 pm ·

So useless in fact Rodgers has deployed the exact same setup in the past 6 home games (Without Commons)
Coincidence?

Having watched the match back again,we got very lucky.
But we were due it. Is this our best 11 for European games,or does Leigh come in and who for?
Who would have thought that question being asked.
HH

JimmyBhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 4:44 pm ·

MW: “I told you we needed to pawn everything and you’re wearing a fucking watch?!?!”

Deila changed the approach to a high pressing side who attacked at pace from a side who didn’t press and had a much slower build up much of which was channeled through Commons in the centre of the attack.
Commons was too slow to fit into that change.
Ya trolling wank.

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:58 pm ·

Two mules for sister sara

andybhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 10:14 pm ·

Now I’m here.

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 10:23 pm ·

Right up behind Monti where you usually are ahem 😉

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 10:32 pm ·

That means a threesome with bobs wife is underway…..

andybhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 10:24 pm ·

Deila didn’t do anything other than be a total and utter balloon.
He probably watched that game the other night and went to his bed thinking he should choose another profession.

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 10:48 pm ·

Interesting observation Andy.
I think he would have watched it and had a wee smile to himself at the fact Rodgers opted to go with his preferred Formation and his preferred tactic of pressing high for as long as possible?
But then I guess that’s why he’s currently being paid to manage a professional football Club whilst your on an Internet Forum talking shite about one?

Caption:
Weir: Its time for you to fuck off warbo
Warbo: I dont belieeeevvvve it.

mikeSeptember 30, 2016 at 7:35 pm ·

Well back to League business ra morra, the bread and butter,time to try and forget the C.L.Its ridiculous that EUFA want to turn it into the League of the rich clubs,if they had their way then we would be irrelevant,a feeder club to the richest Leagues in the World.Pretentious pricks,they should be serving every League.What happened to the working class game,its sacraficed to the Buck,pathetic.

Gordon, Lustig, Sumo. Sviat, Tierny.

Brown, Rogic, Bitton,

Forrest Dembelle Sinclair.

Doris, Gamboa, McGregor, Griff, Roberts.

Wee Jinky BBC Alba 9.30 pm Documentary.

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 8:01 pm ·

The working class game was prostituted by SKY decades ago.
Dropped it’s trollies to the fat sweaty Corporation with the fat wallet Mike.
You want that Football you need to go watch Lower League Football bud.
Sad but true.
4-3-3 might be the way Rodgers goes in an effort to play Griff and Dembele as Sinclair can also play as an attacker.

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:56 pm ·

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW

andybhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 10:16 pm ·

Would you believe it…. here I am.

DelbhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 9:30 pm ·

Charlie i understand what your saying , delia started off with the high pressing game but somewhere along the way it became a slow build up and he never recovered. I think one of his flaws was playing people out of position which rodgers has rectified, forrest especially. Commons must be unwilling or unable to play this way as rodgers clearly doesnt fancy him, i dont think rogic presses to much though and he plays. Andy your a bit harsh on charlie mate he has his opinion like the rest of us , no need to abuse the guy for it

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 9:53 pm ·

I think Deila had it cracked by the end of his first Season Del.
On the Pitch.
I think his problems started at the beginning of last Season with the injury problems at the back then the poor form of Brown Armstrong and Johansen.
He made a commitment to playing the same way and problems in the dressing room (Commons I believe was part of it)then started affecting the side.
We stopped pressing ,he tried changing the set up off and on but I think by the midway point last season he had lost interest.
Commons age is against him Del as is his pace because he’s not been blessed with any.
I stated when Deila arrived that most will make the changes needed but some may well struggle due to the demands of playing this way?
I actually highlighted both Mulgrew and Commons as neither are blessed with the basic requirement of pace.
I think both were at the centre of the problems Deila encountered and were involved with the dressing room issues he encountered.
The fact Mulgrew was let go and Commons has not featured is telling me that may well have been the case.
I could be wrong of course but something definitely happened last year behind the scenes.
His time is up I think.

andybhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 10:06 pm ·

He deserves all the shit he gets, none of your biz.

Charlie SaizSeptember 30, 2016 at 10:30 pm ·

It’s okay Del Pandy is just protecting his sweetheart.
No harm being done.

MontiSeptember 30, 2016 at 10:34 pm ·

I don’t need protecting son…..trust me!

andybhoyOctober 1, 2016 at 8:05 am ·

He is mentally unstable M. I posted last night that his homophobic posts are getting pretty tedious and I find that quite hilarious given his obsession with a particular Norwegian.

Charlie SaizOctober 1, 2016 at 8:52 am ·

Back in a jiffy boys I need to go varnish my mock longboat in the Garden.

DelbhoySeptember 30, 2016 at 9:33 pm ·

We could def play four four two in the league by sacraficing biton and still having pretty much the same team

“Lord Mountbatten and one of his twin grandsons, Nicholas, 14, and Paul Maxwell, 15, a local employed as a boat boy were killed when a bomb planted by the IRA exploded on their leisure boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland on 27 August 1979. Another passenger, Baroness Brabourne, 82, died the day after the attack.”

So that’s an unarmed Civilian an 82 year ols woman a 14 year old and a 15 year old murdered and used as a joke by the site trolls.
Bravo chaps your mums must be proud.

mikeSeptember 30, 2016 at 11:43 pm ·

Sky only played a small part in financing European fitba. other outside factors played a bigger part,like bigger wealthier Leagues,or Leagues subsided by States,or by Big Financiers,who have big influences in UEFA.

Fitba. is a simple game,tactics play a part as does Player Management,confidence building,usually the teams with the best players,win games and the best Managers,get most out of players.
Anybody who kens a wee bit about fitba recognises that Deilia was/is a diddy and will disappear into oblivian,Celtic was far to big a club for him,he should have stuck to Norway,that was/is his level.

CortesOctober 1, 2016 at 12:28 am ·

As a non tv holder or user, is there an interweb version – not iPlayer – version of the Jinky programme out there anywhere?
Much gratitude in anticipation .

portpowerOctober 1, 2016 at 3:33 am ·

Caption:

Warbs, you`ve still 2 minutes to go with your pocket tranquilizer.

portpowerOctober 1, 2016 at 3:38 am ·

Belated Happy Anniversary Ralph.

portpowerOctober 1, 2016 at 8:06 am ·

sevco, sorry but rangers FC you are trying to view does not exist.

mikeOctober 1, 2016 at 8:19 am ·

Stand up for yoor Champions,
Stand up for the Champions,
For the Champions stand up.

I!m coming home to my luvly Susanna,
I!m coming home to peel my Bannana,
Oh i!m coming home to listen to Bannanrama ding dong,
Oh i!m coming,home for all the world to see,
that Dessi needs a pee,well he did have liquid lunch.